Chicago Botanic Garden | |
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Chicago Botanic Garden sign off the Edens Expressway |
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Type | Botanical |
Location | Glencoe, Illinois, United States |
Coordinates | 42°8′54″N 87°47′24″W / 42.14833°N 87.79°W / 42.14833; -87.79Coordinates: 42°8′54″N 87°47′24″W / 42.14833°N 87.79°W / 42.14833; -87.79 |
Size | 385 acres (156 ha) |
Number of plants | 2.5 million |
Opened | 1972 (1972) |
Owned by | Forest Preserve District of Cook County |
Annual visitors | 953,846 (2011) |
Status | Open year-round |
Website | www.chicagobotanic.org |
Located at 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois, United States, the Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre (156 ha) living plant museum situated on nine islands featuring 25 display gardens and surrounded by four natural habitats: McDonald Woods, Dixon Prairie, Skokie River Corridor, and Lakes and Shores. The Garden is open every day of the year. Admission is free but parking is $20 per car; free for Garden members.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and managed by the Chicago Horticultural Society. It opened to the public in 1972 and is home to the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden, offering a number of classes and certificate programs.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is a member of the American Public Gardens Association (APGA). In 2006, the Chicago Botanic Garden received the Award for Garden Excellence, given yearly by the APGA and Horticulture magazine to a public garden that exemplifies the highest standards of horticultural practices and has shown a commitment to supporting and demonstrating best gardening practices.
The mission of the Chicago Botanic Garden is to promote the enjoyment, understanding and conservation of plants and the natural world.
The Garden's website is http://www.chicagobotanic.org.
Read more about Chicago Botanic Garden: Garden Facts, Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, Joseph Regenstein, Jr., School of The Chicago Botanic Garden, Green Youth Farm, Windy City Harvest, World Environment Day, Project BudBurst
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